Austin Scott

Hegseth made the announcement in an interview with far-right podcaster Jack Posobiec aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday, which he’d visited to give a speech to the crew welcoming them home from their deployment to the Middle East

They came in their thousands from near and far — men, women and children lined up on a Kentucky riverfront for the public hanging of a black man convicted of raping and killing an elderly white widow

Decision follows tensions between Trump and European allies over Iran policy

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tangled with Senate Democrats Thursday during his second day of hearings on Capitol Hill, sparring with lawmakers over President Trump’s war with Iran, the Pentagon’s massive $1.5 trillion defense budget request and potentially sending troops to polling sites

MAHA activists succeed in blocking pesticide lawsuit shield

Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii) asked Hegseth if he would comply with an order from Trump to deploy troops to polling locations during the midterms

The hearing before the House Armed Services Committee is being held to discuss the administration's 2027 military budget proposal, which would boost defense spending to a historic $1.5 trillion

Several Republican lawmakers have publicly voiced concern this week over the abrupt ouster of Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, an unusual moment of GOP unease surrounding a major personnel decision by the Trump administration

Amid soaring oil prices and global panic, US President Donald Trump set his priorities straight

Missile and drone attacks expose Tehran’s hostility as Gulf states defend sovereignty

While US oil futures fell 12% in Tuesday trading, it could be a while before drivers get any significant relief at the pump

Her comments come as energy markets react sharply to escalating tensions in West Asia

Crude oil prices have surged in recent days amid fears that supply routes and production facilities in West Asia could face prolonged disruption

The Gulf Arab states have invested heavily in building a carefully curated image as havens of stability and prosperity in an unstable Middle East

President Donald Trump has a sales pitch for Americans worried about high oil and gas prices: Rising fuel prices are a temporary but necessary sacrifice, and they will fall quickly back to earth once the war with Iran is done

A new poll by Reuters in cooperation with Ipsos shows growing pessimism among Americans about the war with Iran and its economic impact

NEW YORK — Oil prices plunged over 13 percent on Tuesday after soaring to their highest levels since 2022 in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump predicted the war with Irancould end soon, lowering expectations of prolonged oil supply disruptions